ORIGIN AND MEANING OF ANDRONOVO CANNELURE-“HERRINGBONE” ORNAMENTATION

The paper is devoted to the origins and semantics of the ornamental plot prevailing in the East Andronovo area. The Arkaim-Sintashta prototype of the cannelure-“herringbone” compositions was determined. The author proves the original meaning of such ornamentation dating back to the Indo-Iranian comm...

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Main Author: I. V. Kovtun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kemerovo State University 2015-06-01
Series:Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
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Online Access:https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1735
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Summary:The paper is devoted to the origins and semantics of the ornamental plot prevailing in the East Andronovo area. The Arkaim-Sintashta prototype of the cannelure-“herringbone” compositions was determined. The author proves the original meaning of such ornamentation dating back to the Indo-Iranian community that the universe was supported by a one-legged goat.
ISSN:2078-8975
2078-8983